Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research overview
Deryn is a PhD student in the department of philosophy, studying the concept of work and the role of work within social institutions. In particular, her research currently focuses on understanding the relationship between work and the collective goods required for community- and society-building, as well as the normative implications that this relationship has for social policy.
Deryn is also interested in the social, political, and ethical questions that can be found at the intersection of work, technology, and education.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Why We Can’t Have It All When It Comes to the Future of Work
Sachs-Cobbe, B. A., Thomas, D. M. & Xavier Douglas, A., 3 Mar 2022, Justice Everywhere.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Evidence submitted to a Scottish Governmental consultation on its progress toward becoming a Fair Work nation
Sachs, B. A., Xavier Douglas, A. & Thomas, D. M., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Scottish Government.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Why working remotely feels so jarring – according to philosophy
Thomas, D., 20 Apr 2020, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open Access
Press/Media
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Why We Can’t Have It All When It Comes to the Future of Work
Sachs, B. A., Xavier Douglas, A. & Thomas, D. M.
3/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research
Thesis
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Working for each other : an account of the need for work in society
Thomas, D. M. (Author), Xavier Douglas, A. (Supervisor), 12 Jun 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis (PhD)